Sports injuries are as much a part of the Olympic Games as gold medals and doping allegations. And when pain strikes, many athletes in London turn to a conspicuous crutch: Kinesio, a soft and stretchy ...

Kinesio Tex tape is a brand name of elastic tape patented in 1999 and popularized during the 2008 Olympics after the manufacturer, Kinesio USA, donated 50,000 rolls of the tape to 58 competing ...

Dr. Kenzo Kase, inventor of elastic therapeutic taping and Founder of Kinesio with a furry friend Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, Sept. 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- You may have heard about Kinesio ...

You’ve probably seen athletes with bright-colored strips of tape on their shoulders, knees, or backs. These are called Kinesio tapes. They are stretchy, skin-like tapes used in sports therapy. But do ...

Kinesio taping is a therapeutic modality that utilises an elastic adhesive tape applied to the skin to support muscles and joints, alleviate pain, and enhance functional recovery. Although originally ...

If you see professional athletes or weekend warriors with a crazy crosshatch of tape on their shoulders, knees or elbows, they probably aren’t making a fashion statement. Chances are they’re trying to ...

Over the past decade there has been a global spread of a dinky, brightly-coloured product, strips of which are often seen adhering to the skin of runners, footballers and others. Kinesio Tape first ...

The days of white athletic tape have, it seems, spooled to an end, making way for a new era marked by color and distinctive shapes. Call it the era of kinesiology therapeutic sports tape. Whether name ...

German beach volleyball player Ilka Semmler wears it on her buttocks - in pink. Swedish handball player Johanna Wiberg prefers it in blue from her knee to her groin. British sprinter Dwain Chambers ...

Injured Olympians turn to tape. But does it work? Aug. 10, 2012— -- It's everywhere: on abs, legs, backs, even backsides. The neon tape swathing sprinters and swimmers alike, called Kinesio, is ...